Aviation Health Conference

Taking place at the at Radisson Blu, Yas Island, the conference was held in partnership with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and was the largest of its kind in the region, attracting expert speakers and aviation health professionals from across the world.

Etihad
Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has hosted the third
annual Aviation Health Conference in Abu Dhabi.

With
a focus on psychological issues in aircrew, the conference explored industry
best practice as well as innovative solutions to the physical and psychological
effects of working in all areas of aviation with Etihad Airways and GCAA
pioneering the discussion in the GCC.

Throughout
the conference specialist speakers and expert panels explored areas of aviation
medicine with an emphasis on prevention as well as assessment, management
treatment and care of those working within the aviation industry.

Dr
Nadia Bastaki said: “The conference provides a platform for discussion,
collaboration and learning in the areas most critical to aviation health and is
led by international experts.

“We
are very proud to host the Aviation Health Conference and to welcome more than
100 delegates, including those from other airlines across the region, to the
home of Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi.”

Earlier
this year, Etihad Airways received accreditation from the GCAA to operate the
country’s first Aeromedical Centre (AeMC). This grants extended privileges to
the clinic, to allow additional functions to be performed on behalf of the
regulator.

Etihad
Airways was also recently selected to become the first company in Abu Dhabi
with an onsite medical facility to support the visa application process for
thousands of employees and their dependents in the UAE.

The
facility will open later this year following an agreement with Ambulatory
Healthcare Services – SEHA.